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Horns with good timbre and tonality?

I’m looking into buying a pair of horns for my next speaker. I sold my Sonus Faber Elipsa SE. Looking for a more realistic, more lively sound. I’ve heard the Triangle Magellan and enjoyed the sound, but wonder if there is better.

I appreciate speed and dynamics with good timbre and tonality. I know horns are good with speed and dynamics, but not sure if they can do timbre and tonality like SF can.

Looking at German Blumenhofer FS1 / FS2, French Triangle magellan, Fleetwood deville, Avantgarde.

It will be paired with Mastersound 845 Evolution SET or Auris Fortissimo amp.

Room size 40 x 15 x 8 feet

Must realistically play Solo Piano, Cello and full scale symphony.

 

ei001h
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lalitk
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@ei001h

I suggest adding Cessaro, Wolf Von Langa and Horning Speakers to your audition list. Head over to High Water Sounds in NY for audition.

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ditusa
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Project Everest DD67000

Project Everest DD67000

Dual 15-inch (380mm), 3-way Floor standing Loudspeaker

Mike

deep_333
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W.r.t real instruments, it is harder to get to the tonal/timbral accuracy level of some TAD, Yamaha, Voxativ, older Schweikerts, Gershman (hit n miss), etc with alternate waveguide/compression driver offerings, ime/imo. Unless a guy spent a couple of decades nitpicking himself to death with a piano or a violin, he could enjoy the music with horns just fine.

If you are going with horns, other things are more important to you anyways. On that note, some JBLs are pretty good. If you eventually complain that the JBLs ain’t getting all the way there w.r.t the above mentioned, those Harman PhDs will argue you to death with scaa-ence anyways. They’ll claim that the musician’s ear is very biased. 😁

Cost no object: JBL Everest DD67000

 

Budget Restrictions: JBL HDI-3800

ei001h OP
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What about OMA speakers ? Those look serious. I’m going to check out their showroom in Brooklyn. Did anyone get to hear them ? 

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mijostyn
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Classic Audio's T 1.5 Reference by a mile. All the others are wishful thinking. SET ready, high impedance, field coils and all. 

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